MUSICIAN

Barry Harris

1929 - 2021

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Barry Doyle Harris (December 15, 1929 – December 8, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. He was an exponent of the bebop style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Harris has received more than 423,225 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Barry Harris is the 1,825th most popular musician (down from 997th in 2019), the 9,267th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,884th in 2019) and the 698th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Barry Harrises by language

Over the past year Barry Harris has had the most page views in the with 50,192 views, followed by Japanese (5,435), and Spanish (3,976). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (107.69%), Swahili (86.09%), and Esperanto (44.44%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Barry Harris ranks 1,825 out of 3,175Before him are Jovdat Hajiyev, Simon Barere, Emmanuel Pahud, Seasick Steve, Steve Gaines, and Keith Levene. After him are Micky Moody, Pete Doherty, Terry Kath, Scott Gorham, George Adams, and Herbert Stothart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Barry Harris ranks 464Before him are Jerzy Antczak, Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Velimir Valenta, Walter Schleger, Aulis Rytkönen, and Yozhef Betsa. After him are György Gurics, Ralph McQuarrie, Willy Kernen, Ken Henry, Clyde Lovellette, and Toimi Alatalo. Among people deceased in 2021, Barry Harris ranks 523Before him are Cornelius Sim, Gregory Sierra, Justin Lekhanya, Mehdi Cerbah, Tubilandu Ndimbi, and Nenad Stekić. After him are Lisa Banes, Bonfoh Abass, Wahiduddin Khan, Roy A. Tucker, Leslie Bricusse, and Carl von Essen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry Harris ranks 9,267 out of 20,380Before him are Alexis Denisof (1966), Steve Lawrence (1935), Edmund Breese (1871), Rodger Ward (1921), Helene Costello (1906), and Archibald MacLeish (1892). After him are Charles Walters (1911), Mia Sara (1967), Bill Erwin (1914), Steve Railsback (1945), Dan Marino (1961), and Walter Mirisch (1921).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Barry Harris ranks 698Before him are Jimmy Garrison (1934), Larry Adler (1914), Chris Broderick (1970), Bootsy Collins (1951), Seasick Steve (1951), and Steve Gaines (1949). After him are Terry Kath (1946), Scott Gorham (1951), George Adams (1940), Herbert Stothart (1885), Tadd Dameron (1917), and Lynn Harrell (1944).